The Hackaday Prize Sends a Hardware Hacker to Space

Build something awesome. Go to space.

We want to see the next evolution of hardware happen right now, and we want it to be open.

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 28, 2014

SupplyFrame, a company dedicated to helping people build better hardware products faster, is launching The Hackaday Prize, a challenge to the global hardware community to change their world by creating open connected devices. The call for competition entries is now open.

The Hackaday Prize boasts the richest and most compelling prize pool ever available to hardware hackers. The grand prize winner will receive a trip to space on their carrier of choice, or US$196,418 cash. Other prizes include team skydiving, an all-expense paid trip to the Akihabara electronics district in Japan, and essential hardware hacking tools such as milling and tooling machines and 3D printers.

“We launched The Hackaday Prize because we want to see the next evolution of hardware happen right now, and we want it to be open,” said Mike Szczys, Managing Editor of Hackaday.com.

In keeping with The Hackaday Prize’s community focus, the following hardware hacking notables have been confirmed as judges:

"One of the reasons I got my start in embedded systems development was because of a contest I entered when I was in college,” said Bunnie Huang. “I hope this contest will encourage more engineers to 'get out the hack' and build more open hardware!"

Preliminary submissions via Hackaday Projects are being accepted now through June 28, 2014. The Hackaday Prize welcomes entries from contestants over 13 years of age. To learn more, visit http://hackaday.io/prize, email prize(at)hackaday(dot)com to receive newsletter updates, or follow contest news on Twitter at @hackaday or #thehackadayprize.

About The Hackaday Prize

The Hackaday Prize challenges hardware hackers to change their world by innovating in connected devices. In keeping with the community values of Hackaday.com, The Hackaday Prize encourages use of open-source technologies and reuse of submissions by the hardware hacking community. With the richest and coolest prize pool in hardware hacking history, and expert judges who are notable within the community, The Hackaday Prize inspires hardware hackers to bring their best to the table. To learn more, or to watch cool stuff get created, follow The Hackaday Prize at hackaday.io/prize and @hackaday or #thehackadayprize on Twitter.

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